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Arnold Company Is Acquiring a New Machine with a Life

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Arnold Company is acquiring a new machine with a life of 5 years for use on its production line. The following data relate to this purchase:  Cost of new machine $100,000 Annual cost savings in cash expenses 45,000 Terminal value 8,000 Maintenance required in the 4th year 5,000 Book value of the old machine 20,000\begin{array}{lr}\text { Cost of new machine }&\$100,000\\\text { Annual cost savings in cash expenses }&45,000\\\text { Terminal value } & 8,000 \\\text { Maintenance required in the 4th year } & 5,000 \\\text { Book value of the old machine } & 20,000\end{array} The new machine would replace an old fully-amortized machine. The old machine can be sold for $15,000 at the time the new equipment is acquired. The income tax rate is 30%, and the discount rate is 12%. Arnold uses the straight-line method for amortization on all machines (ignore the half-year convention) . Note: some amounts are rounded.
The present value of the terminal cash flows is:


A) $8,000
B) $4,536
C) $1,361
D) $3,175

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